Ten Tasks of Change: Demystifying Changing Organizations

The days of predictability and stability in organizations are gone.
In today's world of rapid change, agility is a defining
characteristic of successful, high-performance companies. In this
environment, say Jeff Evans and Chuck Schaefer, it is essential
that the ability of an organization to work at change be
institutionalized. In Ten Tasks of Change, the authors offer a
whole-systems approach to change at work and present you with a
model for dealing with rapid and intentional change in the
twenty-first-century organization.

Bridging the gap between theory and practice, Evans and Schaefer
give you a logical framework for:
* Thinking through the objectives of the work of change
* Planning the activities to achieve those objectives
* Using a selection of best-practices principles to accomplish them
. . . and much more!

JEFF EVANS practices in the area of organizational capability and human system development. Evans's work has included large-scale change at all levels of organization, both domestic and international. CHUCK SCHAEFER is a long-time professional in the field of organization systems development and high performance organization. His extensive experience in practice and at university includes both the private and public sector at levels from frontline work teams to major company redesigns.

"With the Ten Tasks approach we made a huge leap in capability,
with a manageable level of disruption. We have since decided to
apply this system on another technology application, which should
indicate it's value to our organization" (Dave Reeves, vice
president, Chevron Products Company)

"The Ten Tasks of Change is a must-read for anyone engaging and
leading organizational change work." (Adrienne Seal, senior
organizational effectiveness consultant, The Clorox
Corporation)

"Bridges the theory and practice of organizational change.
Individuals at every level of the organization will benefit from
the clear concepts outlined in this book." (Elizabeth Thach,
associate professor, school of business, Sonoma State
University)

"Will be particularly useful to managers and executives-demystifies
change processes by framing them as work tasks. A useful addition
to the change literature." (Edwin C. Nevis, consultant, author,
president of Gestalt International Study Center)

"Those who truly want to build commitment for new major
initiatives, would do well to use the Ten Tasks as a guide." (Rick
Maurer, author, Beyond the Walls of Resistance and Building
Capacity for Change Sourcebook)

"Delivers as advertised. Use this book as a guidebook and
understand these tasks, and organizational change will be better
understood, and more importantly, achieved." (Kevin Eikenberry,
president, Discian Group)

"...the authors state that their aim is to bridge the gap between
theory and practice...they have certainly succeeded..."
(Professional Manager, November 2001)

"Chapter provide an easy, pragmatic approach to achieving the
basics of tasks of the framework presented by the authors."
(Library Bookwatch, 1/02)

"With the "Ten Tasks" approach, we found out how to combine
leadership vision, workforce engagement and process change into one
comprehensive system. With it, we made a huge leap in capability,
with a manageable level of disruption. We have since decided to
apply this system on another technology application, which should
indicate it's value to our organization." Dave Reeves,vice
president, Marketing,Chevron Products Company

"The "Ten Tasks of Change" is a must read for anyone engaging
and leading organizational change work." Adrienne Seal,
senior organizational effectiveness consultant, The Clorox
Corporation

"Bridges the theory and practice of organizational change.
Individuals at every level of the organization will benefit from
the clear concepts outlined in this book." Elizabeth Thach,
associate professor, school of business, Sonoma State
University

"Will be particulaely useful to managers and executives-
demystifies change processes by framing them as work tasks. A
useful addition to the change literature." Edwin C. Nevis,
consultant, author, President of Gestalt International Study
Center

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